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Make zines, pictured, and more at Art Friends Afternoon Delight from 1 to 4 p.m. today. / Register file photo

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Channel your artistic side

• Start the day by finding your muse. Art Friends Afternoon Delight, the latest installment in the series of art workshops organized by Art Beacon and the Des Moines Social Club, will be held 1-4 p.m. in the Crane Artist Lofts, 1440 Walnut St. Make zines, draw a live model and participate in a show-and-tell session. Admission is $5. See more at www.desmoinessocialclub.org

• Get inspired at the East Side Art Festival in the backyard of Whittier Arts Co-Op, 1350 E. Washington Ave., noon-6 p.m. Peruse carved wood, paintings, metal work, mosaics and more. Free. Read more at http://on.fb.me/18bSk3p.

• Unwind for a meal and drink at Ritual Cafe, known for its all-vegetarian menu. Try the po’boy made with onions, peppers, marinated artichoke hearts, cheddar and feta on foccacia topped with olives for $7.50 or the grilled veggie mozzarella made with red and green peppers, onion, tomatoes, mozzarella, grilled garlic and balsamic vinegar on foccacia for $7. Open 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; www.ritualcafedsmiowa.com.

Breathe, eat, rock

• Begin the day finding your heart center. Jen Veak, owner of Grassroots Yoga, will lead the season’s first Yoga in the Park on the southeast shore of Gray’s Lake. 9 a.m. Free; www.dmgov.org.

• Head to historic Valley Junction for the Smokin’ in the Junction barbecue contest, noon- 10 p.m. (and continuing noon-9 p.m. Sunday). Listen to live music, graze at the beer garden and nosh on barbecue. The stage and beer garden will be situated under the Fifth Street arch. Free. Find more at www.valleyjunction.com.

• With enough barbecue to fuel a night of revelry, set off for the first Nitefall on the River show of the summer featuring Hairball supported by Pop Rocks. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. at the Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheater, 71 E. Locust St. $25 tickets at nitefalldsm.com.